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jaime: you have to become more concerned about syria at this point. have they crossed the red line and should we respond. >> first of all let's be clear that most initial reports are wrong. it could be what is used is white phosphorus which is not a chemical weapon, when it's dropped from an aircraft and fired from artillery shells it looks a lot like a chemical weapon because it gives off a huge white cloud and oftentimes people mistake that for chemical weapons. in this desperation bashar al-assad authorized the use of sarin, the effects on the pheupl teaon the military is minute but on towns and cities it could be absolutely catastrophic. jaime: how will we know and what will we do? >> there are two indicators. number one is when the syrian army issues gas masks and protective clothing to their soldiers. there is some that suggest that bashar al-assad has ordered that to be done. sadly the next indication is extensive civilian casualties, again particularly in cities and towns. there are reasons why bashar al-assad should not do this. one is the af
jaime: you have to become more concerned about syria at this point. have they crossed the red line and should we respond. >> first of all let's be clear that most initial reports are wrong. it could be what is used is white phosphorus which is not a chemical weapon, when it's dropped from an aircraft and fired from artillery shells it looks a lot like a chemical weapon because it gives off a huge white cloud and oftentimes people mistake that for chemical weapons. in this desperation...
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there's also word tonight rebels captured a military base in northern syria. they ceased weapons they hope will help them repel further attacks like government forces like they saw today. dangerous situation for people in chile tonight the town ordered a volcano is active. it started spewing ash and gas yesterday. seismic activity through out the region we are told. they are not ordering any evacuations but geologists are watching for possible signs of mud flow. another volcano in southern chili erupted last year forcing thousands of people to leave their homes and cancellation of hundreds of flights. >>> 400 shops destroyed in a massive fire. it is our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. >>> afghanistan, that fire raging through a fabric market in kabul burning hundreds of shops and causing several million dollars in damage. no one hurt. one shop keeper says he thinks an electrical problem sparked it. >>> greece, thousands of people turning out in athens to donate food, clothing and toys to families in need. the initiative called i care i share
there's also word tonight rebels captured a military base in northern syria. they ceased weapons they hope will help them repel further attacks like government forces like they saw today. dangerous situation for people in chile tonight the town ordered a volcano is active. it started spewing ash and gas yesterday. seismic activity through out the region we are told. they are not ordering any evacuations but geologists are watching for possible signs of mud flow. another volcano in southern...
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and word tonight rebels captured a military base in northern syria and reportedly seized weapons they hope will repel further attacks by government forces, like what they saw today. a dangerous situation for people on the border of chile and argentina, a red alert because their towns border a volcano and it started spewing ash and gas yesterday. seismic activity throughout the region and so far officials are not ordering evacuations, but they're watching for possible mud flows at this point. another volcano in southern chile erupted last year you might recall, causing many to evacuate and cancellation of 400 flights. and our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. afghanistan, that fire raging through a fabric market in kabul. burning hundreds of shops and causing several hundred million dollars worth of damage and one shop keeper saying he thinks an electrical problem sparked it. greece, thousands of people turning out in athens to donate food, clothing and toys to families in need. and nations called, i care, i share, and local stations struggling to meet basic needs. the
and word tonight rebels captured a military base in northern syria and reportedly seized weapons they hope will repel further attacks by government forces, like what they saw today. a dangerous situation for people on the border of chile and argentina, a red alert because their towns border a volcano and it started spewing ash and gas yesterday. seismic activity throughout the region and so far officials are not ordering evacuations, but they're watching for possible mud flows at this point....
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we know they're inside syria. there is increasing medical shortage going on in terms of the ability to treat any of the victims, whether they be civilians or rebel fighters from these kinds of airstrikes. it really boils home as much as we've been talking about the ability of the syrian rebels to push into other cities, that the syrian air force still controls the skies and is still able to bomb, seemingly with impunity. gregg? gregg: is there any way to know, leland, whether the rebels are making headway in toppling the assad government? >> reporter: it certainly seems in the past couple of weeks the rebels are making strides. the videos we're seeing they're better armed, better equipped, better organized and command-and-control structure and they're able to take out a lot of syrian government positions particularly in the north. now we're seeing syrian rebels starting to move into towns that are predominantly christian or predominantly alawhite towns. this will be a big change for them. they will not be able to
we know they're inside syria. there is increasing medical shortage going on in terms of the ability to treat any of the victims, whether they be civilians or rebel fighters from these kinds of airstrikes. it really boils home as much as we've been talking about the ability of the syrian rebels to push into other cities, that the syrian air force still controls the skies and is still able to bomb, seemingly with impunity. gregg? gregg: is there any way to know, leland, whether the rebels are...
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the also the civil war, unrest going on in syria. >> right. i see these various crises in the middle east and you named two of the most serious but adding what is happening in libya, in yemen and elsewhere, adding continuing threat of iran's nuclear weapons program, it support for terrorist groups like hamas and hezbollah, i could see all of these crises spinning together and the entire region growing out of control while the united states acts almost as if it is a bystander. this is unprecedented in recent decades to have such a weak, feckless in fact, u.s. role in the region. heather: do you see any change taking effect? >> well, i don't think so honestly. i don't think, for example the nomination of john kerry to be secretary of state or whomever the nominee for a new secretary of defense turns out to be, i don't see them changing the basic direction of obama's administration policy. i think this course we've been on in the past four years is directly attributable to the president himself. i think that will continue into his second term. in
the also the civil war, unrest going on in syria. >> right. i see these various crises in the middle east and you named two of the most serious but adding what is happening in libya, in yemen and elsewhere, adding continuing threat of iran's nuclear weapons program, it support for terrorist groups like hamas and hezbollah, i could see all of these crises spinning together and the entire region growing out of control while the united states acts almost as if it is a bystander. this is...
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he left syria. he was going to be meeting with other international leaders and regional power players and taking messages back and forth and trying to make sure syria comes out of its crisis. he says it is a dire situation there and only getting worse every day. but this was playing out today amidst the backdrop of bakery bombings yesterday, a bakery attacked today, hundreds of people being killed in the last few days, and it just seems to be spiraling more and more and more out of control. >> certainly not getting any better that's for sure. thanks, mohammed jamjoom in beirut. as far as americans are concerned, there is a new cnn poll out today and it shows americans are worried or concerned about the civil war in syria. a total of 80% if you add up the percentages say they're either very concerned or somewhat concerned with what is going on in syria. but according to that same poll, most americans are against arming the rebels or any u.s. involvement in the fighting there. >>> we're going to take
he left syria. he was going to be meeting with other international leaders and regional power players and taking messages back and forth and trying to make sure syria comes out of its crisis. he says it is a dire situation there and only getting worse every day. but this was playing out today amidst the backdrop of bakery bombings yesterday, a bakery attacked today, hundreds of people being killed in the last few days, and it just seems to be spiraling more and more and more out of control....